anvi-scan-trnas

Identify and store tRNA genes in a contigs database.

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Authors

Can consume

contigs-db

Can provide

hmm-hits

Usage

This program identifies the tRNA genes in a contigs-db and stores them in an hmm-hits.

To run, just provide a contigs-db that you want to look through.

Customizing the cut off score

What counts as a tRNA gene? That could be up to you.

The default minimum score for a gene to be counted is 20. However, you can set this cutoff to anywhere between 0-100. This value is actually used by the module tRNAScan-SE, so view their documentation for details. For example, to find more non-cononical tRNA genes, a user could lower the cutoff score to 10 as follows:

Other options

• It is easy to modify where the outputs will go:

  • Use the parameter --log-file to provide a path for the output messages to go.

  • Use the parameter --trna-hits-file to provide a path for the raw tRNA scan data to go.

• Like many anvi’o programs, you can use the tag --just-do-it to not have to look at questions or warnings

• You can also try to multithread whenever possible by setting the --num-threads parameter (it is 1 by default). This can be used to speed up runtime, but please be aware of your system and its limitations before trying this.

Understanding the output

Essentially, the output of this program states the probability that each gene is a tRNA gene. See hmm-hits for more information.

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Additional Resources

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